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Location:

Seattle,WA,

Member Since:

Dec 30, 2007

Gender:

Male

Goal Type:

Other

Running Accomplishments:

2019: 10:29 2 mile, 16:33 5k, 27:14 8k, 55:50 15K, 1:16:04 HM

Post Mayan Apocalypse PRs:

200 31.13 (2016, ATC all comers)

400 69.96 (2015, ATC all comers)

800 2:19 (2016, ATC all comers)

Mile 4:58 (2017, ATC all comers)

3000 9:34 (2017, ATC all comers)

2mile 10:29 (2019, CNW Grand Prix)

5000 16:33.6 (2019, CNW all comers)

5k 16:50 (2018, Green Lake Gobble)

8k 27:14 (2019, Beat the Bridge)

10K 35:16 (2017, Eastside Beltline)

15K 55:10 (2018, Magnuson Park Memorial Day)

10-mile 60:29 (2017, Atlanta 10 mile)

HM 1:16:04 (2019, Lake Sammamish Half)

30K 2:01:56 (2014, Striders WRC 30K)

Mar 2:50:07 (2013, Sojo Marathon)

Fiddy "Classic" Accomplishments (before I forget)

2:03 800, 4:11 1500, 9:47 3200, 15:26 5000, 32:30 10000, 1:11:15 HM (unaided), 2:32 marathon (Boston)

Seattle Half Marathon '08-'11: 2nd (1:13), 4th (1:11), 5th (1:14), 2nd (1:13)

2nd MI half 2010 (1:11)

10th Seattle RNR 2009 (2:35)

97th Overall @ Boston 2010 (2:32)

2011 3rd Place @ Des News (2:35) and Top of Utah (2:33)

I once beat 14 year-old Connor Mantz (2011 Utah Valley Half 1:11) and 16 year-old Ben Saarel (2011 Flat as a pancake 16:23 in the f-ing snow)

2011 Salt Lake Half 1st place (1:14), Capitol Half 1st place (1:14), Provo City 4th place (1:16, unaided)

2011 Ragnar Ultra 1st place Wasatch Back Relay

7th place SLC half 2009 (1:11)

2009 Fremont 5k 16:00, 2010 Dart Challenge 16:05, 2011 Draper Days 16:02

2009 Running of the Leopards 15:03, aided

2009 Striders 10mile 1st place (58 mins)

2007 3rd place SCIAC 5k 15:26

2006 D3XC nationals, 184th (of 280)

Short-Term Running Goals:

5/18 Bart the Brodge

6/9 RicknRail Murothin

Long-Term Running Goals:

get busy living or get busy dying

Personal:

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Miles:	This week:	0.00	Month:	0.00	Year:	0.00
Adizero Rocket Lifetime Miles:						323.35
Asics Hyperspeed Lifetime Miles:						369.13
Mizuno Waverider Lifetime Miles:						509.70
Adistar Ride Lifetime Miles:						520.40
Saucony Type A Lifetime Miles:						253.60
Adistar Rideb Lifetime Miles:						236.30
Waveriderb Lifetime Miles:						466.70
Nimbus Lifetime Miles:						570.30
WhiteHyperspeed Lifetime Miles:						268.50
RedFree Lifetime Miles:						405.55
Saucony Hattori Lifetime Miles:						46.10
NimbusFIRE Lifetime Miles:						260.50
WhiteHyper2 Lifetime Miles:						100.20
WaveriderC Lifetime Miles:						203.95
NimbusVampire Lifetime Miles:						357.50
CelticMirage Lifetime Miles:						312.00
NeonFree Lifetime Miles:						17.80
Nimbus FireB Lifetime Miles:						2.50
Nimbus FireC Lifetime Miles:						0.00

Thu, Nov 05, 2015

Total Distance

11.60

It's workout day! That means workout PR, at least in this training cycle.

27:19 for 4.5 miles (5:44 adjusted pace). That's 20 seconds faster than last week.

8:54,15:18,15:54,18:30,20:42,24:12,26:33

	Split	Time	10/29	10/8
Mile4Mark	8:55	8:55	8:54	8:58
Mile3Mark	6:23	15:18	15:19	15:33
Beltline (3M)	3:12	18:30	18:38	18:47
Mile2Mark	2:12	20:42	20:54	21:01
Mile1Mark	5:51	26:33	26:54	26:56
Finish	0:46	27:19	27:39	27:42

Allie said I had to include this story: I was crossing the street (with a green man!) and a car almost hit me because they decided to not brake and just pull into the cross walk at full speed. This has almost happened to everyone, and it's super funny because it could easily kill us. Anyway I bang on the back of this guy's truck to let him know how annoyed I am that I am being forced to now go outside the crosswalk to pass him. He opens the door and we have the following exchange (but with more swearing)

"Hey, you nearly hit me. You need to stop at the line."

"Well, I didn't see you, why you gotta hit my truck?"

"It doesn't matter whether or not you saw me. That's why you stop at this line on a red light". I point to the line on the ground.

"Well, why did you hit my truck"

"Your truck is fine, I'm just getting your attention. In the future, stop at the line."

"Well what if I just 'beat you up', what then?"

"Just stop at the line, dude"

"Ok, I'm going to beat you up".

Now don't get me wrong, this guy could have taken me, most likely. But we were in an intersection with about 50 witnesses and it was raining. The odds of him getting out of the car and beating me up were roughly 0%.

"Fine, be a little *****. I'm going to finish my run, but you are welcome to chase me."

At this point, I had to go anyway because the time was running down on the intersection. Point is, threatening someone with violence after almost killing them makes you a little *****.

Night Sleep Time: 0.00	Nap Time: 0.00	Total Sleep Time: 0.00

Comments

From Jason D on Thu, Nov 05, 2015 at 23:31:28 from 68.80.27.222

I once spit on a guy's windshield (it was such a fine, direct hit) because he refused to give me the shoulder on a non-busy, in fact empty, two-way road with four total lanes. No one in sight, so I figured he could give an inch. He didn't and that's when I let it fly. He turned around and more or less tried to run me down. I jumped out of the way onto the sidewalk and he drove up over the sidewalk and got out. Some old guy too. I'm not much of a fighter so I kept going.

The other time (and there have been a few) I smacked a cab (a van) back window with my hand (hard) because he cut me off at the cross walk. He turned around and pulled in a driveway up ahead of me and started down the sidewalk with his fist balled up. I moved into the road.

All of this to say, be careful out there!

From Jake K on Fri, Nov 06, 2015 at 09:08:43 from 159.212.71.77

I've been there several times. I've finally managed to control my temper enough to just stick with the middle (or double middle) finger.

Good workouts lately! Seattle 1/2?

From allie on Fri, Nov 06, 2015 at 17:08:01 from 24.99.46.55

driving up onto sidewalks?! lol.

jake - the double bird is even better when you're wearing candy corn gloves.

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